Community Violence Partnership Liaison

Summary

This position will provide partnership coordination for Bridging the Gap-Emerging Leaders, a multi-disciplinary, hospital-based violence prevention and intervention program, dedicated to reducing injury, re-injury and mortality rates among youth and adults by providing intentionally injured patients with support during their hospital stay and beyond.

Typical Duties

• Help design, coordinate, and conduct programs and activities related to community violence
• Serve as a program liaison and provide exemplary customer service and information about community violence initiatives to prospective patients, clinicians, residents, and staff
• Perform a wide variety of administrative, logistical, operational, and technical tasks related to internal and external partners
• Facilitate communication and networking amongst service providers to increase efficiency and effectiveness of direct services to victims
• Coordinate and implement recruitment strategies to attract new interns and volunteers
• Assist with onboarding of prospective interns and volunteers
  

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in human services or related discipline. Ability to manage communication between internal units, local organizations, and community residents. Experience coordinating activities and events with a multidisciplinary team of professionals. Knowledge of working with underserved populations. Ability to work collaboratively with families and community agencies. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.

Must agree to CPS and criminal background check. Dependable transportation required.

Preferred Education and Experience

Hospital and community experience preferred

Additional Information

Position will remain open until filled with a priority application date of June 30, 2022

University Title : Senior Coordinator, Health Sciences

ORP Eligible : No

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. VCU School of Medicine comprises 18 clinical departments, eight basic health science departments, and 11 affiliated institutes and centers, and provides preeminent education to physicians and scientists in order to improve the quality of healthcare for humanity. All full-time university staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more. Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/university-and-academic-professional-benefits/

The School of Medicine continuously strives for our workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Salary Range: $50,000


Position Details:

Department: Department of Surgery
Employment Type: UF - University Employee FT
Restricted Status: Yes
FTE: 1
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt